Comment on Trump's $4.8 trillion budget proposal revisits rejected cuts to Medicaid, farm subsidies

Trump's $4.8 trillion budget proposal revisits rejected cuts to Medicaid, farm subsidies

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unveiled a $4.8 trillion election year budget plan on Monday that recycles previously rejected cuts to domestic programs like food stamps and Medicaid to promise a balanced budget in 15 years — all while leaving Social Security and Medicare benefits untouched. Trump’s fiscal 2021 plan promises the government's deficit will crest above $1 trillion only for the current budget year before steadily decreasing to more manageable levels, relying on optimistic economic projections, lower interest costs, scaled-back overseas military operations and proposed cuts to agency budgets that run counter to two previous budget deals signed by Trump. The budget “sets the course for a future of continued American dominance and prosperity,” Trump said in a message accompanying the document. “There is optimism that was not here before 63 million Americans asked me to work for them and drain the swamp,” Trump said.

 

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